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Holland man charged after Instagram bomb threat to Georgia Power, U.S. Attorney says
Joseph Leone, 23, of Holland, NY, was arrested and charged in a federal complaint after an Instagram message threatened to blow up Georgia Power headquarters, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.
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Khvicha Chalisuri pleads guilty to bringing unauthorized traveler into U.S. at Peace Bridge
The U.S. Attorney's Office says Khvicha Chalisuri pleaded guilty after a June 24 Peace Bridge inspection found a Romanian national hiding in the truck's sleeper cab; sentencing is set for Dec. 22.
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Two Canadian Men Plead Guilty in Buffalo Case Over Attempted Illegal Export of Firearms to Dubai and Colombia
Two men from Quebec pleaded guilty in Buffalo federal court for conspiring to illegally export firearms, suppressors and ammunition to Dubai and Colombia, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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Alabama man pleads guilty in international online pharmacy drug trafficking case
Leeladhar H. Tandel, 44, of Mobile, Ala., pleaded guilty in Buffalo federal court for his role re‑shipping prescription pills ordered from online pharmacy websites, U.S. prosecutors said.
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Amherst Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography
Marcus Elliott of Amherst was sentenced July 15, 2026 to 78 months in prison and 30 years supervised release after a conviction for receipt of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
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Buffalo man Ernest Brown sentenced to 175 months in federal fentanyl conspiracy case, to run after prior murder term
Federal prosecutors say Ernest Brown of Buffalo was sentenced July 15, 2026 to 175 months for a fentanyl conspiracy; the term will be served consecutive to a prior 25‑years‑to‑life Erie County murder sentence.
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MAGA senator flooded with payment requests after Trump blasts phone number online
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was bombarded with phone calls Saturday after President Donald Trump publicly shared what he said was the senator’s phone number, and the flood soon spread to payment requests after a journalist found a Venmo account linked to it.As flagged by The…
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Trucking bankruptcies mount as Trump’s war forces drivers to take dire measures: report
Well over a dozen small trucking operators filed for bankruptcy over the past month amid soaring diesel prices, and an increasing number of truck drivers have been forced to adopt extreme cost-saving measures, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.“Out at the fuel bays, truckers spoke…
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Cursing Trump mourns lost ‘simple life’: ‘I could have been in Monte Carlo!’
President Donald Trump mourned the loss of his life prior to entering politics during his rally in Ohio Saturday night, telling attendees he “didn’t have to” be “working my a-- off” and could have instead opted to live a private life in luxury.“I had a…
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